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FSPH In The News

Week of:

February 11, 2012 to February 24, 2012

News

SPH RECEIVES HISTORIC DONATION: Dr. Jonathan Fielding,
professor of health services at the School of Public Health, professor of
pediatrics and Los Angeles County's director of public health, was featured
in Feb. 16th reports on the $50 million donation he and his wife
Karin have given to the School of Public Health. The school will use the gift
to support its faculty, students and educational infrastructure, and to fund
an endowed chair in population health. Coverage on the renamed UCLA Jonathan
and Karin Fielding School of Public Health included articles in the Los
Angeles Times, Associated Press, Long Beach Press Telegram, Los Angeles Daily
News, Daily Breeze, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy; and on the
KABC-Channel 7, KPPC-89.3 FM, KNX-1070 AM, CBS Los Angeles and Annenberg News
websites. NBC-Los Angeles also reported Feb. 17th on the
donation.

SEXUAL MINORITY STRESS: The March 2012 issue of the
American Journal of Public Health will publish a study led by Roger Detels,
professor and interim chair of epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public
Health, and Richard Wight, associate researcher of community health sciences
at the School, finding that sexual minority stress, along with aging-related
stress, jeopardizes the mental health of midlife and older gay men.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY: KPCC 89.3FM reported
Feb. 15th, Examiner reported Feb. 16th and San Fernando
Sun reported Feb. 23rd on UCLA research finding that a year-long
parent-training program reduced the risk of obesity by 9 percent in
low-income, preschool-aged Latino children. A control group that did not
participate in the intervention showed a 16 percent rise in overweight and
obese children. Dr. Wendy Slusser, associate professor of community health
sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health, assistant professor of
pediatrics and medical director of the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight program at
Mattel Children's Hospital, was quoted by the Examiner and San Fernando
Sun.

MEDICAL DEBT: Multiple media outlets
reported Feb. 7th - 20th on a study led by Shana Alex
Lavarreda, director of health insurance studies for the UCLA Center for
Health Policy Research in the Fielding School of Public Health, showing a
significant rise in the number of California residents with medical debt.
Lavarreda was quoted.

PARENTING: Research from the 2009 California Health
Interview Survey, a comprehensive biennial study of the health and well-being
of the state's residents conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy
Research in the Fielding School of Public Health.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY: An article published Feb.
16th by HealthyCal about menu changes in Merced County School
District cafeterias cited research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy
Research in the Fielding School of Public Health.

Quotables

Gerald Kominski, professor of health services and director of the UCLA
Center for Health Policy Research in the Fielding School of Public Health,
was quoted in the Feb. 23rd Los Angeles Times about a sharp rise
in health care premiums in California that are greater than underlying
healthcare costs.

Hilary Godwin, professor of environmental health sciences at the Fielding
School of Public Health, was quoted in a Feb. 19th Los Angeles
Times article about lead poisoning affecting California children.

Dr. Wendy Slusser, associate professor of community health sciences at the
Fielding School of Public Health, assistant professor of pediatrics and
medical director of the UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight program at Mattel
Children's Hospital, was quoted Feb. 17th in a New York Post
article about cafes serving decaffeinated cappuccinos to children.

Judith Siegel, professor and vice chair of community health sciences at
the Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted Feb. 14th by
Reuters about research suggesting that individuals with chronic diseases who
own pets generally have healthier hearts than those who don't own pets.

Dr. Michael Rodriguez, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health
Policy Research in the Fielding School of Public Health and professor of
medicine, was quoted Feb. 10th by The Californian about suicidal
thoughts among Latina youth.

Steven Wallace, chair of community health sciences and associate director
of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in the Fielding School of
Public Health, was quoted in a Feb. 8th EmaxHealth article
suggesting suburban areas to be healthier to live in than urban or rural
communities.